RR vs KKR, Highlights: Rajasthan Royals Win By 6 Wickets, Clinical Win For Sanju Samson's Men

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals will go up against each other in Match 18 of the IPL 2021. Both teams are desperate for a win here as KKR and RR have won only one match each, out of the four they have played so far. Who will be able to overturn the tide? Follow the Live Blog below.

Background

IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium from 7:30 pm. The match is being played at a time when IPL is entering in a very interesting phase. All the teams are slowly finding their best combinations and there is more understanding seen between the players. 

KKR are back from a heart-breaking loss against CSK in their previous match. Fats-bowler, Pat Cummins along with Andre Russell put up a spirited performance with the bat while chasing 221. KKR at one stage in the match, were 31/5 after 5 overs. From there, to take the team so close to the target must have boosted KKR's confidence despite a loss. With the arrival of Sunil Narine in the team, it is being speculated that he will open the innings like he used to in the previous editions for KKR. 

On the other hand, RR must look to improve their performance especially in batting. Jos Buttler and David Miller, the two star overseas players must step up to the occassion.

The head-to-head performance of KKR and RR puts KKR ahead of RR. Kolkata has won 12 matches out of the 22 played so far between the two franchises. 

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The toss is scheduled to take place at 7pm at the Wankhede Stadium. The captain winning the toss has, more often than not, decided to bowl first. We can expect the same today on a dry Wankhede Stadium. 

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Predicted Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI: : Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal/Manan Vohra, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahma

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

00:27 AM (IST)  •  25 Apr 2021

Rajasthan Royals feeling happy!

Brilliant character shown by the team today. @rajasthanroyals #hallabol pic.twitter.com/BwQzsMDsnb

— Shreyas Gopal (@ShreyasGopal19) April 24, 2021

00:25 AM (IST)  •  25 Apr 2021

RR Vs KKR: Full Scorecard

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00:18 AM (IST)  •  25 Apr 2021

IPL 2021: The Winning Moment!

That's that from Match 18 of #VIVOIPL as @rajasthanroyals win by 6 wickets to register their second win of the season.

Scorecard - https://t.co/ouszimFkdo #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/JcLflXxXzT

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 24, 2021

23:37 PM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2021

IPL 2021: Miller and Samson take RR to victory!

#IPL2021: #RR defeat #KKR by 6 wickets!

 

23:24 PM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2021

Were KKR late to bring Prasidh Krishna in the attack?

Into the attack, straight into the wickets. 📸

Need a few more to stand a chance in this game...@prasidh43 #RRvKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/nmkScjrV2X

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 24, 2021